…the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.” She says continuous inspection that draws on the scientific expertise of FSIS provides the most stringent oversight of any perishable meat product. Many…
California Avocado Season Is Strong Despite Fires and Hot Temperatures
…reported some issues related to record-setting heat along with areas of fire damage from the recent Holiday Fire. “We are just getting some preliminary reports of maybe some isolated damage…
U.S. House Holds Next Move on Farm Bill
…bill and asking to move forward to the conference effort. A spokesperson from House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway’s office said there is no plan yet on when to send…
EPA Reportedly Ditches Hardship Waiver Fix
…the plan stalled, and now apparently thrown out. The plan was first rumored when Sonny Perdue talked of a meeting with Pruitt earlier this year, asking for a hardship waiver…
Former GMA Members Create New Food Lobby
…and the planet.” The group will advocate on five key areas, including consumer transparency, the environment, food safety, nutrition and people and communities. However, specifically, at launch, two policy areas…
USDA Announces Japan to Accept Exports of U.S. Sheep and Goat Meat
…sheep and goat meat, primarily from Australia and New Zealand. More details on Japan’s export requirements are available from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Export Library at: www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/exporting-products/export-library-requirements-by-country/Japan….
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…from the FDA to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS, which already regulates gene editing in plants, can ensure a proper, risk-based regulatory review under the Animal…
Water Works: More Wine Country Basins May Soon Come Under SGMA Rules
…complete a sustainability plan. Those requirements would come with added costs related to the creation of a new government agency and consulting expenses for determining groundwater fees. Listen to the report….
Water Officials Call for More Water to Restore Salmon Migration
The State Water Resources Control Board released a plan to help restore salmon migration by increasing the amount of water flowing through the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta….
Agri View: Beef Exports Having Problems
…“The European Union’s plan, if imposed, would be a disaster for the American export business.” It will take time. We will see. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
CDFA Awards $69.9 Million for Dairy Digester Projects
…traps more than 80 times as much heat in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Dairy digesters help capture methane emissions, which can be used to produce electricity or natural gas….
Study Finds Lean Red Meat Can Support Healthy Hearts
People who follow a Mediterranean-style eating plan that incorporates lean red meat can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. That’s according to new research published in the American Journal of…
Anger Rises as Tariffs Take Effect
Lawmakers may have left steamy Washington, D.C., for cooler temperatures, but Politico says they’ve only just begun to heat up talks to kill President Donald Trump’s rapidly spreading tariff war….
Telling The Story Project Saving Lives
…Telling the Story Project is a collaborative effort of the following organizations, made possible through funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program….